Feb 27, 2018
By Barrett Lanier
Having the opportunity to participate in the Audi Ice Driving Experience with the Audi Club of North America was both an honor and a privilege. The memories created and the moments shared with fellow Audi enthusiasts will truly last a lifetime. The Ice Driving Experience is an opportunity to experience the sportiness and dynamism of Audi’s quattro drivetrain at its purest, in a controlled environment with professional instruction in a beautifu...
ACLS All Member Meeting in the Books!
ACLS recently held our quarterly All Members meeting where we discussed several things this club is working on. The meeting also allowed members to pose specific questions back to the Board of Directors about the club which we were happy to answer. In this meeting we covered a lot of information, including 2017 highlights and the way forward for 2018. For full details of the meeting, please click on the "Read More" link at the bottom to view the official...
2018 Management Team
We are pleased to announce the members of the Audi Club Lone Star Board of Directors for 2018:
President - Stephen Clark - Houston
Vice President - Josh Flynt - Austin
Secretary – Anita Tavakley - Austin
Treasurer - Barrett Lanier - Houston
Events Director - Angelo Santiago - Rio Grande Valley
In addition, we have an Emeritus Advisory Board composed of past members of the Board of Directors who have volunteered their time and expertise to complement th...
Scott gained a love for the automobile at an early age, restoring antique and American muscle cars. His first taste of German Engineering came as a BMW motorcycle, and it wasn’t long until he and Patti obtained a BMW 525. Soon interest in the Audi Quattro began and Patti lost no time horse-trading, first for a lovely 2009 A4 Cabriolet, followed by a 2013 Q5 3.0, a 2011 S5 Cabriolet, and a 2013 S5 Cabriolet.
Needless to say, we were hooked and Scott began his search for the perfe...
Since middle school, I had always dreamed of one day owning a fast, high profile sports car. Originally, I had my sights set on a Dodge Viper with a roaring v10 and racing stripes! Shortly after high school I began my real estate career, and I set out to build an honest business and achieve those dreams. It was right around this time that a new model, the Audi R8 V10, caught my attention. You couldn’t miss it in Marvel’s Iron Man, and from that point on, I knew that this would be the car...
On a crisp fall morning in northwest Houston, Audi drivers convened for a day of driving and camaraderie. Buc-Ee’s was the assembly point for Audi Club Lone Star Chapter’s Fall Foliage Fun Run. Ten cars in total, including two R8s and two Mustangs (!) lined up combat-style as their owners made final preparations and listened to a brief drivers’ meeting. After the safety briefing, maps were handed out and navigation systems fired up along with the eager engines.
A spirited drive to ...
Candidates Announced for November 2017 Board of Directors Election
In accordance with our By-Laws, an election for three seats on the Board of Directors will be held in November 2017. The two incumbents are Anita Tavakley, currently serving in the appointed position of Secretary, and Barrett Lanier, currently serving in the appointed position of Treasurer. Darrin Rich, currently serving in the appointed position of Events Director, will not be returning to the Board of Directors in 2018, but ...
Story by Eric Howieson Photos by Audi Grapevine
On a warm Texas evening, Audi Grapevine celebrates its Grand Opening with style. Audi Grapevine rolled out the red carpet for customers, employees, and dignitaries welcoming them to the party. The showroom was cleared of the latest offerings from Audi to make room for the stage, guests, and a couple of the finest offerings from Audi Sport. The first was a legend of Audi motorsports, the R18 TDI Ultra Le Mans Prototype (LMP...
We met in Houston during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. We are originally from Chile, but Texas has been our home for over 25 years. In the middle of 2014 we started shopping for new cars and visited many brands' dealerships throughout Houston. But there was something about the Audis: their look, comfort, space, the “feel” and “handling”, the technology, the power, and of course, the safety. We were sold! In December 2014 we became Audi owners of a 2015 A4 and 2015 Q7. ...
Audi Club Lone Star, BMW Car Club, and Mercedes Benz Club of America combined resources to host Hungry for Harvey, a fundraiser and raffle at Big Ass Solutions Haiku Home Showroom in Houston on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Proceeds go to the Houston Food Bank, including generous donations from Audi West Houston and Audi Central Houston.
A free breakfast was served to all attendees, and raffle tickets were sold for prizes including weekend use of an Audi and a Mercedes Benz from S...